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Stick Figures in 3D
What if we upgraded a standard legal-pad doodle with what we know about drawing in 3D?
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Doodles with Dimension
One of the most exciting transformations for a boring, flat doodle is adding dimension to it.
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Doodle, then Noodle.
“Keys to Drawing with Imagination” and Tangles
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Shading: The Sphere
The Terms of Light
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Warm-Cool Color Studies
When it comes to color, nothing conveys quite as much as color temperature.
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Shading: The Cone
In Three Lights
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Blocky Block-Ins
Can you draw what you see—accurately? Are you able to simplify and stylize a complex subject? Practicing block-ins is the first step to developing both…
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Shading: The Cylinder
Last week, we practiced making even tones by shading a box. This week, we’ll practice making even gradations of tone by shading a cylinder—while…
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Shading: The Box
“Shading” is, perhaps, not the best word to use to describe the process of transforming a line drawing into a representation of a 3D form.
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Liftoff Lines
Drawing in Airplane Mode
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Beans & Peanuts, Peanuts & Beans
Drawing Composite Forms
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Textural Value
Free Hatching with Gradation
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